globalisation

Question 1

what is globalisation

Answer 1

globalisation is the intensification and expansion of global interconnectedness and interactions

Question 2

what is globalisation characterised by

Answer 2

globalisation is characterised by the widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of social life.

Question 3

what is internationalisation

Answer 3

interaction between territorial actors, globalisation implies transcendence of territoriality

Question 4

what is extensionality

Answer 4

extension of social relationships at a global level

Question 5

what is intensionality

Answer 5

the deepening of the connections made during extensionality

Question 6

what is time space compression

Answer 6

speed of interactions in the world increases while the distances shrink

Question 7

explain delocalisation

Answer 7

this is when the risks and effects cannot be localised and allocated to only one area

Question 8

explain incalculability

Answer 8

not possible to calculate all possible consequences

Question 9

explain non compensability

Answer 9

no possibility to compensate for damages such as climate change

Question 10

what is informationalism

Answer 10

Information Age, based on information technologies

Question 11

explain network society

Answer 11

this is a global society, impacts life everywhere, through activities such as financial flows, production and distribution of good

Question 12

what is the global city

Answer 12

global cities serve as centres for controlling and co-ordination the global economy

Question 13

explain the economic dimension

Answer 13

trade in good and services across the world through transnational co-operations and international economies

Question 14

explain the political dimension

Answer 14

encompasses the impact of globalisation on the nation state as well as the role of the state in globalisation

Question 15

explain the cultural dimension

Answer 15

the consumption of Hollywood films, cartoon shows and pop music which undermines cultural diversity and results in Western dominance

Question 16

explain ecological dimension

Answer 16

based on reckless exploitation of nature for profits

Question 17

what was Ritzer’s opinion n when the origin of globalisation started?

Answer 17

1. emergence of USA after WW2
2. end of Cold War and collapse of the soviet union

Question 18

what do the advocates of globalisation say

Answer 18

they say that globalisation decreases poverty, leads to empowerment of women, better education of children, increases individual incentive

Question 19

what is the imagery of globalisation

Answer 19

derives from the world wide web, the idea that the web like connectivity of every site to every other site represents a model for all forms of global communication